Jarrett Murphy, Author at City Limits

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NYCHA has undertaken a comprehensive effort to inventory the art it owns with the aim of making it more visible to residents and the city at large. The hope is…

ByJarrett Murphy 12 minRead time

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Mar 2017

Housing and Homelessness Video

Video Highlights from the Jerome Avenue Rezoning Town Hall

Two Councilmembers sat down last week to meet a roomful of residents and workers concerned about the proposed rezoning. Questions about local hiring, business displacement, income diversity and when to…

ByJarrett Murphy 2 minRead time

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Mar 2017

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYCHA Blocks Lawyer for Tenant Advisers on Development Project

Hoping to improve tenant engagement, NYCHA said it would let a group of residents review bids for a new mixed-income housing project at a Brooklyn development. But the authority balked…

ByJarrett Murphy 8 minRead time

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Mar 2017

Housing and Homelessness Video

Watch Video: Town Hall on the State of the Jerome Ave Rezoning with Elected Officials

Councilmembers Fernando Cabrera and Vanessa Gibson discussed the proposed rezoning with members of the Bronx Coalition for a Community Vision. Watch the video!

ByJarrett Murphy 4 minRead time

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Mar 2017

Housing and Homelessness

Report: Leaders Must Gauge Displacement Risk Before Making Policy

The Regional Plan Association found nearly 1 million people in the metropolitan region are at risk of displacement. Needed are programs to offset development pressure—and more caution about policies that…

ByJarrett Murphy 7 minRead time

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Feb 2017

Housing and Homelessness

De Blasio Homeless Plan Aims to Replace Hotels and Cluster Sites with New Shelters

The plan commits the administration to the goal of reducing the shelter population by 2,500 over the next five years. As of Monday, there were 59,997 people in New York…

ByJarrett Murphy 10 minRead time

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Feb 2017

In Depth

Military Contractors in NYC Might Benefit from Trump’s Weapon-Buying Binge

The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde departs Naval Station Norfolk on February 25 for a deployment. Remember Dave, that kid who got really tall fast, who towered…

ByJarrett Murphy 8 minRead time

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Feb 2017

Uncategorized

Print Your Copy of Our Rockaway Rezoning Newsletter

After nearly five years as an online-only news agency, City Limits is back in print.

ByJarrett Murphy 1 minRead time

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Feb 2017

In Depth

UrbaNerd: Hate Crimes in NYC, Then and Now

The apparent rise of hate crimes since the election could be just the latest wave. Numbers aside, the pressing question about hate crimes isn’t whether there are more or less…

ByJarrett Murphy 2 minRead time

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Feb 2017

Uncategorized

Un Plan de Acción para los Inmigrantes Temerosos de Detención o Deportación

Un grupo de defensa ha preparado esta lista de tareas para las familias que se preocupan de que puedan ser blanco de una represión contra los inmigrantes.

ByJarrett Murphy 1 minRead time

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